01 What makes it unique
Gulf Stream lists the Ameri-Lite 199RK at 3,520 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 1,370 lb and a tongue weight of 490 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 22' 2" long and 10' 8" high. Gulf Stream prints no tank capacity for it.
Among the 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 12 from the lightest, in a range from 2,630 lb (Ameri-Lite 134BH) to 6,320 lb (Ameri-Lite 292RBH). Every figure in that comparison is Gulf Stream’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Gulf Stream’s own Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) for the Ameri-Lite 199RK, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 199RK differs from the other 33 Ameri-Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 3,520 lb: twelfth-lightest of 34, between the 16RBT (3,170 lb) and the 19RD (3,552 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.9%: shared with the 275FBG; of 34, 24 smaller and eight larger, nearest the 274QB (13.5%) and the 16RD (14.5%).
- Cargo capacity, 1,370 lb: fifteenth-smallest of 34, between the 228SB (1,300 lb) and the 197BH (1,395 lb).
- Length, 22 ft 2 in: shared with the 197BH; of 34, eleven shorter and 21 longer, nearest the 177BH, 178RB and two others (20 ft 11 in) and the 192DS (22 ft 3 in).
- Tongue weight, 490 lb: shared with the 22RSD; of 34, fifteen lighter and seventeen heavier, nearest the 15TH (480 lb) and the 248BH (500 lb).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 8 in: shared with the 197BH and 19RD; of 34, sixteen lower and fifteen taller, nearest the 192DS and 228SB (10 ft 6 in) and the 15TH, 16RD and 22RSD (10 ft 9 in).
Next to the 16RBT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 199RK is 350 lb heavier by dry weight, has 700 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 150 lb heavier, is 3 ft 1 in longer and stands 4 in taller; the two publish the same interior height.
Next to the 19RD, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 199RK is 32 lb lighter by dry weight, has 132 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 100 lb heavier and is 11 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 22' 2"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Exterior width
- 8'
- Interior height
- 6' 8"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,520 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,370 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 490 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Grey water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Black water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Gulf Stream
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Factory grouping (as printed)
- Ameri-Lite (Light Weight Trailers)
- Furnace
- 20,000 BTU
- Water Heater
- Tankless
- LP Tank
- 20 lbs
- Weight basis (as printed)
- Gulf Stream prints "Dry Weight", "Hitch Weight" and "Net Carrying Capacity" on this page with no unit on the figures (its own line listing states weights in lbs.; tank figures carry no unit). No GVWR is printed, so nothing is checked against one. Page footnote: "Specifications are approximate and subject to change. Check the label in your unit for actual weights and capacities."
- Model year
- Not stated by Gulf Stream; figures as published on Gulf Stream's site (https://www.gulfstreamcoach.com/products/light-weight/amerilite/model/199rk), read 6 Nov 2026
- Also sold as
- Conquest Lite, Innsbruck Lite, Kingsport Lite, Trailmaster Lite: identical floorplan codes and figures on Gulf Stream's site
- Fresh water (as printed, no unit)
- 23
- Grey tank (as printed, no unit)
- 36
- Black tank (as printed, no unit)
- 36
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Size, with end view
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Ameri-Lite floorplan family
Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 134BH | 16' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 134RD | 16' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 14RE | 15' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 177BH | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 15TH | 16' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 18QB | 20' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 178RB | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 16RD | 16' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 189DD | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 199DD | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 16RBT | 19' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 199RK | 22' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 19RD | 23' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 197BH | 22' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 248BH | 26' 7" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 192DS | 22' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 241RB | 27' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 22RSD | 25' 8" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 20RBS | 22' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 228SB | 23' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 221RK | 25' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 238RK | 28' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 26BHG | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 24RLS | 28' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 275FBG | 30' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 236RL | 28' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 268BH | 29' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 240RK | 26' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 269BH | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 251RE | 30' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 257RB | 28' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 279BH | 32' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 274QB | 32' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 292RBH | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Gulf Stream does not publish for the Ameri-Lite 199RK
Gulf Stream prints no GVWR, tire size, grey-tank, black-tank, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
3,170 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 3,520 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
3,552 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 3,520 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
06 Loading it for a trip
Cargo capacity on the Ameri-Lite 199RK is 1,370 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Ameri-Lite 197BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 4 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 3,520 lb vs 3,690 lb; cargo capacity 1,370 lb vs 1,395 lb; hitch weight 490 lb vs 638 lb. They match on length.
| Ameri-Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,520 | 12 of 34 | 2,630–6,320 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,370 | 15 of 34 | 610–4,330 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 490 | 16–17 of 34 | 300–930 |
| Length | 22 ft 2 in | 12–13 of 34 | 15 ft 10 in–33 ft 11 in |
Either side of it by dry weight: Ameri-Lite 16RBT is 350 lb lighter (3,170 lb dry); Ameri-Lite 19RD is 32 lb heavier (3,552 lb dry).
| Nearest Ameri-Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 199RK | 22 ft 2 in | — | 3,520 | — | 1,370 | 490 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 197BH | 22 ft 2 in | — | 3,690 | — | 1,395 | 638 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 19RD | 23 ft 1 in | — | 3,552 | — | 1,238 | 390 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 228SB | 23 ft 4 in | — | 4,430 | — | 1,300 | 530 | 35 |
| Ameri-Lite 15TH | 16 ft 2 in | — | 2,850 | — | 1,130 | 480 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 192DS | 22 ft 3 in | — | 3,940 | — | 860 | 400 | — |
All 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans: Ameri-Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 199RK | — | 3,520 | — | 22 ft 2 in |
| Access 15RB | 5,100 | 3,516 | 3 | 21 ft 3 in |
| EVO 179DB | 4,892 | 3,515 | — | 22 ft 5 in |
| Mesa Ridge Conventional MR182RB | 4,250 | 3,515 | — | — |
| Spree Escape E200RBS | 4,500 | 3,530 | — | 23 ft 10 in |
| Prime Time Avenger 17RDX | — | 3,509 | — | 23 ft 6 in |
| Flagstaff E-Pro E191FDT | — | 3,503 | 3 | 20 ft 0 in |
Against the Ameri-Lite 199RK: the Access 15RB is 4 lb lighter; the EVO 179DB is 5 lb lighter; the Mesa Ridge Conventional MR182RB is 5 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Ameri-Lite 199RK
How much can the Ameri-Lite 199RK carry?
1,370 lb.
What is the tongue weight of the Ameri-Lite 199RK?
490 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
How long is the Ameri-Lite 199RK?
22' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
7 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Ameri-Lite 199RK. Not published: GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: gulfstreamcoach.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 8 recall campaigns and 5 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Ameri-Lite line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 5 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover latches/locks/linkages, structure, suspension and wheels.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Ameri-Lite line page.